-k Pending Executions May 25 John Alba* (Tex) 27 Thomas Whsenhant* (Ala) June 2 George Jones* (Tex) 10 John Forrest Parker* (Ala) 10 Richard Nields* (Ohio) 15 David Lee Powell* (Tex) 17 Jeffrey Matthews* (Okla) 18 Ronnie Gardner* (Utah) 30 Jonathan Green* (Tex) July 1 Michael Perry* (Tex) 13 William Garner* (Ohio) 20 Derrick Jackson* (Tex) Stays May 4 Stacey Eugene Johnson* (Ark) 19 Marlon Duane Kiser* (Tenn) 20 Richard Lee Tabler*(Texas) Executions May 12 Kevin Varga… [read post]

‘We Are in Harm’s Way’: Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting MSN – Tom Hamburger, Rosalind Helderman, and Amy Gardner (Washington Post) | Published: 8/11/2021 Nine months after the 2020 election, local officials across the country are coping with an ongoing barrage of criticism and personal attacks that many fear could lead to an exodus of veteran election administrators before the next presidential race. [read post]

Government Concludes Iran Was Behind Threatening Emails Sent to Democrats MSN – Ellen Nakashima, Amy Gardner, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Craig Timberg (Washington Post) | Published: 10/22/2020 U.S. officials accused Iran of targeting American voters with faked but menacing emails and warned both Iran and Russia had obtained voter data that could be used to endanger the upcoming election. [read post]

Some of these companies may not technically be startups, but I'm measuring the same data each month, so the year-to-year comparisons are valid. [read post]